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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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Scientists collected their measurements during an expedition aboard the Royal Research Ship Discovery around Greenland and the Davis Strait in spring and summer 2022.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

The country also has three icebreakers and a support vessel currently on a monthslong scientific expedition north of Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

For years, it was assumed that "Green Boots" was another member of the expedition, Tsewang Paljor.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The avalanche struck on July 30, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old British-Nepali climber Purja on Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Two days after arriving, Washington went on a shopping expedition.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Rather than relying exclusively on archival institutional repositories, the studio executed specialized field expeditions to a variety of distinct global environments to gather raw primary telemetry like detailed images, LiDAR scans, weather data and sound.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

“These will be small, expensive and tightly controlled, more akin to early Antarctic expeditions than traditional tourism,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

He said he was contacted last year by Timothy Heng, a Singaporean who organised adventure expeditions, to guide a group of hikers up Dukono and other mountains in the region.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Hattermann himself has spent hundreds of days living and working on Antarctic ice shelves during research expeditions.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

To obtain these royal favors, their expeditions had to bring something back for the king.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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